Binghamton, NY ~ (embiggenable)
NYC, NY ~ (embiggenable)
(l>r / t>b) Pittsburgh, PA / Florence, Italy / Paris, France / BInghamton, NY~ (embiggenable)
(l>r / t>b) Pittsburgh, PA / Florence, Italy / Paris, France / BInghamton, NY~ (embiggenable)
OVER THE YEARS I HAVE NEVER BROUGHT MY picture making attention to the street photography genre. However, on those occasions when I am in an urban environment, my eye and sensibilities are sometimes pricked by what seems to me to be a street photography moment. Consequently, I have made a few pictures which would be labeled as street photography pictures.
Of course, since all of my image files are created as RGB files-cuz I see the world in color that is how I picture it-when it comes to processing the street pictures, I get a bit befuddled, re: should these pictures be printed as BW or should they be printed as Color?
The hide-bound photo traditionalist in me says that all street photography picture should be-or is it “must” be?-BW pictures. On the other hand, the thoroughly modern picture maker in my head says, “Not so , grandpa.” So I guess what I will have to do-or so the voice in my head is telling me-is pick 10 or so of my better so-called street pictures, process them to BW (aka: monochrome), and print both versions in a single book and let the viewers decide.
That written, the BW and Color pictures would not be printed side-by-side. Rather, the Color work would be presented as a single grouping as would the BW work. That is cuz, one thing I truly believe is that each grouping would most definitely create a decidedly different viewing and perception experiences.
Or not. Maybe it just might be six of one, half a dozen of the other.